The Witches of Sea-Dragon Bay

Beatrice Bailey #3

by Sandra Forrester

This third in a series of magic and adventure novels, stars young Beatrice Bailey, apprentice witch, on another of her exciting adventures." The Witches of Sea-Dragon Bay" takes Beatrice and her friends Cyrus, Ollie, and Teddy to a very unusual beach resort, where the waters are filled with sea serpents and monsters. As in the previous Beatrice Bailey novels, Beatrice is continuing on her mission to break the spell of Dally Rumpe, the evil sorcerer whose dark powers extend over many different realms. Beatrice and her friends travel in a hot air balloon to the eastern part of the Witches' Sphere, where Sea-Dragon Bay is located. Their balloon mysteriously deflates, and they need to be rescued by the Ghost Guard. Several other ordeals follow, all of them having mysterious causes. They include Ollie being trapped in a cellar flooded by rising tide, and Beatrice being stalked by an army of ferocious rats. Young readers will keep turning pages of this fast-moving tale, as Beatrice meets and overcomes a variety of mysterious and sometimes humorous challenges. (Ages 10-14)

Genres: Fantasy, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Childrens, Witches, Magic, Adventure

224 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2003

About the author

Sandra Forrester is the author of Sound the Jubilee (Dutton) and My Home Is Over Jordan, both National Council for the Social Studies/Children's Book Council Notable Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies.
She has a master's degree in library and information studies and lives in Alabama.

Reviews

[Jenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This whole series is delightful! Even though it’s geared toward a younger audience, it still appeals to the older reader. Magical, charming, twists & turns without being graphic...A fun, quick read!

[fathimathu nahila · Rating 5 out of 5]

it was a touching story
i felt i was right there on the spot watching it all happened
when they were in some kind of danger i felt i was also in danger fearing everything along with them
I must have almost read 80 books
But from all the books this i loved the most

Merged review:

very interesting and a touching story

[Sbuchler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Genre: YA, somewhat urban fantasy

Book 3 in the Beatrice Bailey series. More of the same. At least in this book there are some new villains introduced with believable, reasonable motivations for understandable actions.

[Veronica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought the book was alright.If you love witches,this book will be definitely for you! The detail was pretty good and I could see the pictures clearly in my head.

[Kirstie Ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this when I was much younger and really enjoyed it (don't remember much of it now)

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

MUCH better than the first book. The author has found a clearer voice. I could still spot a few holes in the plot and overall story, but I am considerably older than the target audience.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reread. Still love.

[Janeen-san · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't remember ANYTHING from this book, except that is was good!